Meeting
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AGENDA 
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, One East First Street, Reno, NV 89501
Hillary Schieve, Mayor
Council Members:
Ward 1 - Jenny Brekhus
Ward 2 - Naomi Duerr
Ward 3 - Miguel Martinez
 
Ward 4 - Meghan Ebert  
    Ward 5 - Kathleen Taylor     
At Large - Devon Reese    
  
 
Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – One East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232.2175 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 or [email protected].

Members of the public may hear, observe and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link:
 
Public Comment: Individuals wishing to address City Council at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk. Individuals not in attendance may provide public comment by: (1) submitting an online public comment form at Reno.Gov/PublicComment; (2) sending an email to [email protected], (3) leaving a voicemail at (775) 393-4499 or 4) participating via zoom by registering using the link above which will provide the meeting ID and call-in phone number. Voicemails received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to City Council for review, and entered into the record. Voicemails received thereafter will be provided to City Council for review prior to adjournment, and entered into the record.

Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda and denoted as an action item. On specific agenda items, the presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of the comments is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the City Council, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers. Other examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles, applause, heckling, name calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights of City Council members, city staff, or meeting participants. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing City Council may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, and barred from attending the remainder of the meeting. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05. NRS 241.030(4)(a); RMC §§ 8.12.024, 8.12.027.

Accommodations: City Council and staff will make reasonable efforts to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 in advance so that arrangements can be made.

Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available at the City Clerk’s Office, and on the City’s website at http://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241.020(6), supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the City Council.

Order of Business: The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting pursuant to the Rules of the Reno City Council (City Council Resolution No. 8771, adopted January 22, 2020). Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. City Council may combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove items from the agenda; and/or, delay discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.

Council Recess: At the discretion of the presiding officer, City Council may recess at any time during the meeting to confer with legal counsel and/or its management representatives as permitted by law. Additional short breaks may be taken throughout the meeting as needed.

Watch Meetings: Certain Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board meetings are streamed online when Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board is in session in Council Chamber at www.reno.gov/meetings, the City of Reno YouTube channel, and broadcast on Charter Channel 194.

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A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call
 
A.3
Public Comment
 
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 11 January 2023
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - November 9, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.2
Reno City Council - Regular - November 18, 2022 3:00 PM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.3
Reno City Council - Regular - December 7, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
B
Consent Agenda (All consent items may be approved together with a single motion, be taken out of order, and/or be heard and discussed individually.)
 
B.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Rebel Pioneer Bakery, Mollie Connell, 704 South Virginia Street, Suite B - New Alcohol - On-Premises Wine and Beer  [Ward 3]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Tahoe Natural Cafe, Tyler Cannon, 10105 Veterans Parkway, Suite C - New Alcohol - Dining Room Wine and Beer [Ward 2]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Super Burrito, Manuel Favela, 500 East Plumb Lane - New Alcohol - On-Premises Wine and Beer [Ward 1]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Sartini Gaming Technologies dbat The Nugget, Phyllis Gilland, 233 North Virginia Street - New Nonrestricted Gaming [Ward 5]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License -The Biggest Little Sushi Bar, Esmeralda Rodriguez, 400 West 5th Street, Suite 102 - Change of Ownership Alcohol - Dining Room Wine and Beer  [Ward 5]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - The Arlington Saloon, Annette Schmit, 100 North Arlington Avenue, Suite 102 - Change of Ownership - On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret [Ward 5]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Rusty Taco, Taylor Cain, 9780 South Virginia Street - Supplemental Alcohol - Cabaret [Ward 2]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Pinon Bottle South, Radium Sulprizio, 15425 Wedge Parkway - Supplemental Alcohol - On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret, Package Wine and Beer  [Ward 2]
 
B.9
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Award of Contract (F100126) to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the 2023 Permanent Patch Program in an amount not to exceed $1,819,007. (Street Fund)
 
B.10
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the Annual Sidewalk Replacement Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 in an amount not to exceed $403,007. (Street Fund)
 
B.11
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Par Western Line Contractors for the Traffic Signal Refurbishing Project in an amount not to exceed $1,119,969. (Street Fund)
 
B.12
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with Black Eagle Consulting for on-call services for special inspection, materials testing, and monitoring in an amount not to exceed $200,000. (Capital Projects Fund)
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to retain Total Safety Compliance to assist the City in performing a full occupational safety and health assessment in an amount not to exceed $204,000. (Risk Fund)
 
B.14
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant to conduct a detailed review of existing historic resource surveys within the Reno city limits and complete a survey of downtown Reno in the amount of $27,000.
 
B.15
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a grant award from the Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) to support the City of Reno's Adaptive Cycling Center pilot program in the amount of $10,000.
 
B.16
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Reno Access Advisory Committee (RAAC) funds to Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation (TMPF) to defray expenses associated with purchasing a GRIT Freedom Chair for visitors with disabilities of the Rosewood Nature Study Area in the amount of $2,094. (General Fund)
 
B.17
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution granting designated affordable housing funds to Truckee Meadows Housing Solutions to offset sewer fees for a planned ten unit affordable housing development located on APN 010-610-19 (0 West Fourth Street) and approval of the grant agreement in the amount of $75,000. (Capital Fund - Affordable Housing) [Ward 1]
 
B.18
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Sierra Arts Foundation to support their mission to create and manage spaces and venues throughout our community for artists to perform and display their work from Mayor Hillary Schieve ($1,000) and Vice Mayor Devon Reese ($500) in the total amount of $1,500. (General Fund) [Reese, Schieve]
 
B.19
Staff Report (For Possible Action) Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Good Luck Macbeth Theatre to support their mission to create relevant and impactful works of art that demonstrate the transformative power of theatre and co-create equitable opportunities for artists to express their truest authentic selves both on and off the stage in Northern Nevada in the amount of $1,500. (General Fund) [Schieve]
 
B.20
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Mamie Towles Elementary School for the planting of 20-22 large urban trees in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Schieve]
 
B.21
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Empowerment Center to empower women to build a better future in the amount of $1,500. (General Fund) [Schieve]
 
B.22
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to support their mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible in the amount of $4,000. (General Fund) [Schieve]
 
B.23
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Camp Kesem at the University of Nevada, Reno to support their mission to create a world where every child who has a parent with a cancer diagnosis or has lost a parent to cancer is never alone in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund) [Schieve]
 
B.24
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to augment the budget of the City of Reno, Nevada for FY 22/23; and approval of budget revisions for period October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
 
C
Public Hearings – 10:00 AM (Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.)
  
C.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ________ LDC23-00022 (Golden Valley Commerce Center Zoning Map Amendment) Request for a zoning map amendment from the Mixed-Use Suburban (MS) zoning district to the Industrial Commercial (IC) zoning district. The ±6.08 acre site is located on the southeast side of West Golden Valley Road approximately ±298 feet southwest of its intersection with North Virginia Street. The subject site has a Master Plan land use designation of Industrial (I).  [Ward 4]
 
C.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC23-00023 (455 Crampton Street Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request for: 1) a Master Plan amendment from Mixed Neighborhood/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Planning Area/Wells Avenue Mixed-Use (MX/WANP/WAMU) to Suburban Mixed-Use/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Planning Area/Wells Avenue Mixed-Use (SMU/WANP/WAMU), and; 2) a zoning map amendment from Multi-Family Residential – 14 units per acre/ Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan (MF-14/WANP) to General Commercial/ Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan (GC/WANP). The ±0.16 acre site is located north of Crampton Street ±170 feet east of its intersection with Wells Avenue; together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.  [Ward 3]
 
C.3
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC23-00023 (455 Crampton Street Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Resolution to adopt an amendment to the land use plan of the City of Reno Master Plan from ±0.16 acres of Mixed Neighborhood/ Wells Avenue Neighborhood Planning Area/ Wells Avenue Mixed-Use (MX/WANP/WAMU) to Suburban Mixed-Use/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Planning Area/ Wells Avenue Mixed-Use (SMU/WANP/WAMU). The site is located directly north of Crampton street ±170 feet east of its intersection with Wells Avenue and further described in planning Case No. LDC23-00023. The adoption is contingent on the conformance review by the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. [Ward 3]
 
C.4
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC23-00023 (455 Crampton Street Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. _______ Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," rezoning a ±0.16 acre site from Multi-Family Residential - 14 units per acre/ Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan (MF-14/WANP) to General Commercial/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan (GC/WANP). The site is located north of Crampton Street ±170 feet east of its intersection with Wells Avenue; together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 3]
 
C.5
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. ABN23-00001 (Nevada CARES Campus Abandonment) Request for the abandonment of a ±17,548 square foot (0.403 acre) portion of Line Drive located between E. Fourth Street and the Interstate 580 Exit 15 off ramp. The abandonment area is located within the Mixed-Use Urban (MU) zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Urban Mixed-Use (UMU). [Ward 3]
 
D
Department Items
  
D
Regional Infrastructure
 
D.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Business Impact Statement and finding that the adoption of the Ordinance amending Reno Municipal Code Title 12 entitled "Public Works and Utilities, Chapter 12.16. Sewer Service, Section 12.16.290, dwelling unit or residential unit, and Section 12.16 300, industrial/commercial connection fee, to revise the connection fee rates for both residential and industrial/commercial, to establish the fees by service area, and to provide for an annual fee increase per the consumer price index-all urban consumers (cpi-u) for the west urban area, together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected thereto does not impose a direct and significant economic burden upon a business nor directly restrict the formation or expansion of a business.   
 
D.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Determination that in compliance with Nevada Revised Statutes 354.613, the Reno City Council hereby finds that fee increase in the Ordinance amending Reno Municipal Code Title 12 entitled "Public Works and Utilities, Chapter 12.16. Sewer Service, Section 12.16.290, dwelling unit or residential unit, and Section 12.16 300, industrial/commercial connection fee, to revise the connection fee rates for both residential and industrial/commercial, to establish the fees by service area, and to provide for an annual fee increase per the consumer price index-all urban consumers (cpi-u) for the west urban area, together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected thereto is not prohibited by law; the fee increase is necessary for the continuation or expansion of the purpose for which the enterprise fund was created; and that the fees that are deposited in the sewer enterprise fund to be used solely the purpose for which the fees are collected.   
 
D.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. ________ Ordinance amending Reno Municipal Code Title 12 entitled "Public Works and Utilities, Chapter 12.16. Sewer Service, Section 12.16.290, dwelling unit or residential unit, and Section 12.16 300, industrial/commercial connection fee, to revise the connection fee rates for both residential and industrial/commercial, to establish the fees by service area, and to provide for an annual fee increase per the consumer price index-all urban consumers (cpi-u) for the west urban area, together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected thereto.   
 

 
City Manager's Office
 
D.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and potential direction to staff regarding the City of Reno's 2023 State Legislative Platform and Operations Plan.   
D.5
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion, possible ratification, and confirmation of Kathryn Nance as the Chief of Police pursuant to Reno City Charter, Art. I, Section 1.090(2).   

 
E
Ordinances - Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.) 
 
F
Ordinances - Adoption
 
F.1
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7222 Case No. LDC23-00001(Panther Valley Flex Park Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request for a zoning map amendment from General Commercial (GC) to Industrial Commercial (IC). The ±4.41 acre site consists of three parcels, and is located directly north of the intersection of Panther Drive and U.S. Highway 395. [Ward 4]
 
F.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7223 Case No. LDC23-00005 (Highland Zoning Map Amendment) Ordinance for a zoning map amendment from ±112.6 acres of Planned Unit Development (PUD) to ±48.31 acres of Multi-Family Residential (MF-14), ±44.39 acres of Parks, Greenways and Open Space (PGOS), ±16.17 acres of Multi-Family Residential (MF-30), and ±3.73 acres of General Commercial (GC). The ±112.6 acre subject site has ±1,981.32’ of frontage on Lemmon Drive, ±476.82’ of frontage on Sky Vista Parkway, and ±732.1’ of frontage on Vista Knoll Parkway with a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU) and Special Planning Area (SPA).  [Ward 4]
 
F.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7224 Case No. LDC22-00050 (Sierra Senior Care PUD Amendment) Request for an amendment to the Sierra Senior Care Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district design standards handbook to allow for 96 multi-family dwelling units on the vacant northern ±3.26 acre portion of the PUD. Also, in order to accommodate the proposed use, various additions to design standards are proposed including: building architecture, setbacks, lighting, landscaping, parking, etc. The ±5.09 acre PUD is generally located north of the terminus of Beck Street and south of Mountain View Drive. The site has a Master Plan land use designation of Multi-Family Neighborhood (MF). [Ward 1]
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Harris Armstrong, J.D. Drakulich, Arthur Munoz, Alex Velto, or Silvia Villanueva. 
 
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential reappointment/appointment of one individual as the City of Reno's non-elected member to the Washoe County District Board of Health from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Ron Aryel or Michael Brown (reappointment). 
 
G.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to three individuals to the Ward 3 Neighborhood Advisory Board and/or one alternate from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Marie Rodriguez and/or Clifton Young. [Ward 3]
 
G.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to four individuals as Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 4 and Mayor appointee(s) to the Human Rights Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Nancy Cecil, Mallory Johnson, Dominique Labonte, Steve Shell, and/or Tori Sundheim. 
 
G.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Consideration, discussion, and possible appointment of one elected representative and one alternate, from the Reno City Council for the Downtown Reno Business Improvement District Board of Directors from the following pool of elected officials, listed in alphabetical order: Jenny Brekhus, Naomi Duerr, Meghan Ebert, Miguel Martinez, Devon Reese, Hillary Schieve, and/or Kathleen Taylor. 
 
H
Mayor and Council
  
H.1
City Council Comments, including announcements regarding City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and upcoming local community events. (Non-Action Item) 
 
I
Public Hearings 6:00 PM (Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.)
 
J
Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment.)
 
K
Adjournment (For Possible Action)